There are two aspects of photography that I think are quite difficult to master:

Getting your subject sharp all the time

Getting the right amount of "depth"

Both of these are challenging to do well in every photo you take because they are unique to the subject and the available light. The same camera settings that provide perfect results in one case won't apply to the next picture you take.

In this newsletter, we'll focus the issue of depth, and we'll start with a question: what is "depth" exactly?

In an effort to simplify this concept, many camera manufacturers refer to it as "background blur" and provide basic settings that let you increase or decrease the amount of blur.

Here's the problem with that approach: there is one variable that has nothing to do with the camera settings that also affects background blur.

In the following article, you'll learn what that variable is, and you'll also find out how to control the depth of focus (or depth of field) each time you take a picture.